According to data from the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index, consumers' expectations for U.S. economy declined to 41.4 in in the week ended August 30 from 42.0 the prior week. The measure of views of the economy decreased to 32.7 from 34.6. It was the biggest decline since late February.
The buying climate index fell to 36.9 from 37.2.
The personal finances index was up to 54.6 from 54.3.